Device recall: PROXIMATE HCS Hemorrhoidal Circular Stapler Product Code: PPH01 PPH01: The PROXIMATE HCS Hemorrhoidal Circular Stapler…
Class II FDA enforcement event 81773. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Hemorrhoidal Circular Stapler may have been assembled without a washer, this may potentially cause bleeding or soft tissue injury during use as the device may not fully cut when fired
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc started this device recall on 7 Dec 2018. The firm address in the FDA record is in Blue Ash, OH. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 81773 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 16 Jan 2019. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 29 Apr 2020.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution: US (Nationwide) and to countries of: ARGENTINA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, ECUADOR, EGYPT, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, LEBANON…
Recalling firm
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc, Blue Ash, OH.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0695-2019 | PROXIMATE HCS Hemorrhoidal Circular Stapler Product Code: PPH01 PPH01: The PROXIMATE HCS Hemorrhoidal Circular Stapler and Accessories have application for general surgical treatment of anorectal wall defects by means of transanal stapling and resection of mucosal and musculomucosal tissue. | 480 units | Class II | Terminated | 16 Jan 2019 |
| Z-0696-2019 | PROXIMATE PPH Hemorrhoidal Circular Stapler Product Code:PPH03 PPH03: The PROXIMATE PPH Hemorrhoidal Circular Stapler and Accessories have application throughout the anal canal to perform surgical treatment of hemorrhoidal disease | 15,264 units | Class II | Terminated | 16 Jan 2019 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2018
- 1,074
- Share of these events in Class II
- 92%
- Product records in this event
- 2Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 26
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0695-2019The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 81773. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/81773/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Worldwide Distribution: US (Nationwide) and to countries of: ARGENTINA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, ECUADOR, EGYPT, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, LEBANON…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 81773?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
480 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2018 have the same class?
- 92% of the 1,074 device events that started in 2018 are in Class II.